throw newLinkageError(e);
      } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
        // Only introduced in Java 9.
        return null;
      }
    }

    private static LinkageError newLinkageError(Throwable cause) {
      return new LinkageError(cause.toString(), cause);
    }
  }

  private static final long serialVersionUID = 0L;

            } catch (Exception | LinkageError e) {
                logError("notify", e, eventSpy);
            }
        }
    }

    public void close() {
        if (eventSpies.isEmpty()) {
            return;
        }
        for (EventSpy eventSpy : eventSpies) {
            try {
                eventSpy.close();
            } catch (Exception | LinkageError e) {

                // drop through...
            } catch (final LinkageError e) {
                // drop through...
            }
        }

        try {
            // last chance - classic model
            return Class.forName(name);
        } catch (final Exception e) {
            throw new TypeNotPresentException(name, e);
        } catch (final LinkageError e) {
            throw new TypeNotPresentException(name, e);

                        reference = ConnectException.class.getSimpleName();
                    }
                }
            } else if (exception instanceof LinkageError) {
                reference = LinkageError.class.getSimpleName();
            } else if (exception instanceof PluginExecutionException) {
                Throwable cause = exception.getCause();

        }
        return result;
    }

    public static String getLayout(ArtifactRepository repo) {
        try {
            return repo.getLayout().getId();
        } catch (LinkageError e) {
            /*
             * NOTE: getId() was added in 3.x and is as such not implemented by plugins compiled against 2.x APIs.
             */